Chapter 65 Chinese New Year Fireworks The date of the Chinese New Year (CNY) changes each year, like Easter, it is not always on the same date. The first day on the New Year falls on the new moon between January 21 and February 20. They use the lunar calendar so it depends on when the first full moon of the lunar calendar is. During the Chinese New Year, I think it could be the biggest display of fireworks in the world. There would be firecrackers starting a week before the actual celebration. The closer it got, the more fireworks and the noisier it became. On New Year’s Eve day, the sidewalks and streets would almost clear out. It was wonderful for me, I could go for a walk and no one was around. I couldn’t believe it. I have pictures of the streets with no one there. To walk down a street in China and not see people or traffic is really amazing. There were times that I could see for three blocks and there were no people. Very little traffic on the streets, I could walk across fr...
Rick Mundt (1950-2024) lived in the La Crosse WI area and spent 5 years in China teaching English at Luoyang Foreign Language Schools. He embraced the opportunity to meet people and learn about the culture. After his return, Rick worked on a journal with 9000 photos of his experience. With over 150 chapters, we will share weekly his experiences and the friendships he made.